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(33,320 posts) Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:26 PM Oct 2

A Rare Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly in Central Park's Conservatory Garden, NYC

Manhattan Bird Alert
2:08 PM · Oct 2, 2025

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A Rare Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly in Central Park's Conservatory Garden, NYC (Original Post) Donkees Oct 2 OP

Oooh pretty! Nittersing Oct 2 #1

Exquisite! 3catwoman3 Oct 2 #2

Stunningly handsome arthropod. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2 #3

their caterpillars are insane looking Kali Oct 2 #4

Beautiful MustLoveBeagles Oct 2 #5

Lovely! TY! I've been to that Conservatory Garden... electric_blue68 Oct 2 #6

Nittersing

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1. Oooh pretty!

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:47 PM

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3catwoman3

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2. Exquisite!

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:56 PM

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Bernardo de La Paz

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3. Stunningly handsome arthropod.

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 02:57 PM

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Kali

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4. their caterpillars are insane looking

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:11 PM

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MustLoveBeagles

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5. Beautiful

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:27 PM

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Thanks for posting Donkees.

electric_blue68

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6. Lovely! TY! I've been to that Conservatory Garden...

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Thu Oct 2, 2025, 08:40 PM

Oct 2

Quite lovely!
It's got a north section, a south section, each different, and separated by a wide walkway with benches, and flowering trees (cherry?), and bushes on either side.

Don't think I've ever seen that particular butterfly, and I've been to the big Bronx Zoo that has a 🥰 Butterfly House up from ?May through September.

If you've never been to one, go! The butterflies will sometimes land on you particularly if you're wearing certain solid color tops- yellow, orange, red, pink, white, purple. Flower colors. They taste through their feet, so i think the color first attracts them. I guess they get confused bc no nectar!

Delightful experience!
I've seen family's w teens who might be a bit sullen being dragged along with their younger siblings - enjoy the BH!

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